President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.
Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of America First Policy Institute, introduces former President Donald Trump during a press conference in July 2021 in Bedminster, N.J.President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture, one of the most sprawling federal agencies.
Rollins was previously the director of the Domestic Policy Council during the first Trump administration. She has a long history in conservative politics, including also running the Texas Public Policy Foundation.with a degree in agricultural development. She then got her law degree at the University of Texas school of Law.intergovernmental and technology initiatives
As the new head of USDA she would oversee nearly 100,000 employees, and would oversee the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which makes up over half of its nutrition budget, as well as the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and school meal regulation. She would be the second woman to lead the department, following Ann Veneman who served under President George W. Bush.
The department could be at the front lines of Trump's efforts to trim what he calls the"deep state" of federal bureaucracy and his efforts to implement tariffs on foreign goods — though it also provides crucial assistance to farmers and rural areas. The department distributes agricultural subsidies and is the first stop for farmers to receive financial assistance for their operations. USDA is also the only agency with a rural development branch that distributes federal broadband, housing and utilities programs to rural communities.The first Trump administration had to address the consequences of Trump's trade war with China and others, which resulted in retaliatory tariffs on U.S.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Trump taps Brooke Rollins of America First Policy Institute for agriculture secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.
Read more »
Trump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary, WSJ reportsTrump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary, WSJ reports
Read more »
Trump taps Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretaryPresident-elect Trump tapped Brooke Rollins, who served in his first administration as director of the Office of American Innovation and acting director of the Domestic Policy Council, as his agriculture secretary.
Read more »
Trump picks former adviser Brooke Rollins for Agriculture SecretaryFrom nominating Dave Weldon to head the CDC to Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as nation's next surgeon general, President-elect Trump released a long list of nominations Friday.
Read more »
Trump taps Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of AgriculturePolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretariesPresident-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
Read more »